tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post7448045748900570868..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: Unionist quotation of the day...Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-61896044591095864542010-07-19T09:49:22.432+01:002010-07-19T09:49:22.432+01:00Not quite "And they all lived happily ever af...Not quite <i>"And they all lived happily ever after"</i>, Subrosa! On your last point, perhaps less surprising than you might think. After all, a Scottish nationalist analysis of some stripe is almost ubiquitous in Scottish political life. As we've seen, however, this general analysis of Scotland <i>as a nation</i> does not <i>necessarily</i> force nationalists to reach the political conclusion that Nationalism is necessary or desirable. Although at first glance, this seems highly paradoxical - its a salutary lesson in human plasticity and how comfortable one can be living with these sometimes awkward, usual ambivalent loyalties and associations.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-78710461416870741432010-07-19T08:44:16.571+01:002010-07-19T08:44:16.571+01:00Johnson and Boswell held pride of place in my gran...Johnson and Boswell held pride of place in my granny's bookcase in the 'front' room. I remember well sitting on the settee being read parts as a bedtime story. My granny used to finish each time with 'That's the English for you'.<br /><br />Surprisingly she was a unionist through and through but I wonder if she still would be if she were alive now.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.com